Skin 101 // a Complete Skincare Guide to Build the Perfect Skin Routine for Your Skin *Detailed*
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0:00 intro
1:24 Skin types and conditions
5:09 Standard Routine
7:52 Cleansers
13:29 Exfoliators
19:00 Toners
22:51 Serums
26:20 Moisturizers
29:29 Sunscreen
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Hi, my name is Abby and welcome to Skin 101.
Class is now in session.
Okay, let's take this off.
I feel like our brains are constantly flooded by marketing,
everyone telling us that this is the
best product and this is the best product.
Today I'm going to teach you guys how to build your
skincare routine for your skin.
These are my credentials, yeah you see it, but I'm also a
licensed esthetician who's kind of retired.
I've worked in multiple medical spas. Today I'm going
to teach you guys how to build out your skincare routine.
By the end of this video I want you to
I want you to know exactly what works best.
To help you find out your skin type,
we're going to go over the order in which to put
your skincare on, ingredients best for your skin type, and more.
Y'all are basically going to be skin experts by the end of this.
I don't want to waste any time, so let's just get right into it.
Skin types and skin conditions.
Your skin type is basically what you were born with,
which is usually determined by
genetics.
This is going to describe your overall skin.
However, skin conditions are usually temporary or chronic.
chronic that affect your skin usually triggered by internal
or external factors. In order for you
to understand what your skin needs,
you have to identify both of these things. So let's start with
the different skin types. There's normal, dry, oily,
combination, and sensitive. Those are the main
skin types. Normal means you're balanced,
you're not dry, and you're not oily. Dry skin usually
lacks oil and moisture and your skin will feel a little tight,
a little rough. Aged skin is
dry oily skin produces excessive oil you'll typically have
a shiny appearance without
putting product on and unfortunately deal
with clogged pores let me talk to my oily skin girls
real quick no shame in the oily game
because oily skin actually tends to age more gracefully than
dry skin because of that hydrating factor now i don't want you guys
to confuse oily with dehydrated
your skin can be oily and dehydrated sometimes
when your skin is so dehydrated meaning lacking
water it can over produce oil
to compensate for that dehydration then we
have combination which is dry and oily skin
so typically combination skin will
look like dry on the cheeks
and then oily on the t-zone which is going to be
your forehead nose and chin area and last
but not least we have our sensitive
skin girlies
I'm one of y'all. Sensitive skin is going to be prone to irritation
and redness. Now let's go over
skin conditions. You guys, there's like a million skin conditions,
but I'm just going to go over
some examples so that you could get an idea of what
a skin condition is. On top of our skin type,
we'll have seasons or we'll have times or different.
Conditions. A lot of common skin conditions are wrinkles,
age spots, hives, pimples, rashes,
but there's like different types
of skin conditions. There's inflammatory,
pigmentation skin conditions, and infectious skin conditions.
Conditions. Yeah.
Examples of inflammatory skin conditions is going to be your eczema,
That's me. Your psoriasis girlies, contact dermatitis.
Those are some examples of
inflammatory skin conditions.
Examples of disordered pigmentation skin conditions.
That's your melasma, vitiligo, freckles, sun spots.
Examples of infectious skin conditions
are like your bacterial acne, warts, ringworm.
Y'all get the gist. Y'all still following me?
I hope you guys are taking notes because we're going through a lot.
What we're gonna do is that
you guys the order in which to put
your skincare after that we're gonna go
through every step and we're gonna go
over what cleanser what exfoliator what
serum you should be using for your skin type
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Now back to-
Let's go over the order in which to put your skincare on.
So a standard routine is going to go like this.
You have your oil cleanser, your regular cleanser,
your exfoliator, toner, serum, moisturizer, then SPF.
I know it sounds like a lot, but hear me out.
Every one of these plays a big role when it comes to your skin.
Definitely don't skip any of these steps.
Maybe the SPF sometimes, but...
Let's not focus on me today.
Doing your skincare in the right order can literally make
or break your skincare routine.
The reason why it's important to keep it in order
is because products typically have different molecular sizes
to penetrate deeper into the skin.
For example, serums have a small molecular size
and that's why it's important
to place it before thicker products like moisturizer or SPF.
If you put something like a moisturizer or SPF before the serum,
The bigger molecules in the moisturizers or SPF
I've noticed what
works best for
people is that your
morning routine
More simple, light, and gentle, and then your night skin routines
may have stronger exfoliating properties and thicker consistencies.
I personally don't think it's necessary to oil cleanse in the morning
unless you slept with your makeup on, which you shouldn't have.
But no shame.
Or you have a lot of product buildup from the night before.
And depending on your skin sensitivity and what product you use
and how strong the exfoliator is,
I don't recommend to exfoliate in the morning.
But it's up to you.
You can choose whether to exfoliate during the day or night.
Me personally, I like to exfoliate at night.
Especially if it's a strong exfoliator.
Just because if it's a really strong exfoliator,
you don't want to sensitize your skin in the morning
and then be exposed to the sun during the day.
I would just kind of like think that through
and see should I be using the exfoliator during the day?
How strong is my exfoliator? Am I in the sun a lot?
There's a lot of factors that go into that decision.
Of course you should use your SPF during the day.
That is a no-brainer.
You want to protect your skin from the sun and the UV rays.
Even though some people might say it's
not necessary to use an SPF at night,
I would say shoot.
Protect your skin at all times. Don't get caught blacking.
You could definitely use some sort of light SPF at night,
even to protect your skin from blue light from your phones,
from your TV, from your laptop,
all that.
Step one, cleansers.
Gel cleansers, oil cleansers, micellar cleanser, cleansing balm.
Yeah, it's a lot. It gets so confusing.
In esthetician school, they actually taught us to double cleanse,
which is the proper way to cleanse your face.
So the first cleanser is typically to break down makeup,
debris, and dead skin.
For this, you can use an oil cleanser,
cleansing balm, or micellar cleanser.
Your second cleanser is to generally clean your skin,
but depending on your skin type
or skin conditions, the type of cleanser will change
to address your skin's specific needs.
This can look like a gel cleanser, a milky cleanser,
hydrating cleanser, exfoliating cleanser,
normal skin types.
You are just God's favorite, aren't you?
So the world is kind of your oyster for a first cleanse.
You could pretty much use whatever you like,
but I probably wouldn't use anything
that's going to throw your skin off balance.
You could use a micellar cleanser, cleansing balm,
oil cleanser, whatever you like, girl.
For a second cleanse, you can also use whatever you like,
but since your skin is already balanced, just keep it cute.
Keep it simple.
You don't have to do too much.
You could do something moisturizing if you'd like.
I would typically just stick with a gentle foaming cleanser.
or a hydrating cleanser.
If your skin is dry,
For your first cleanse, I'm going to recommend you
an oil cleanser or a cleansing balm
just because these will really soften up the dead skin
that's sitting on the surface of your skin.
Then for your main cleanser,
you're going to want to steer away from really gel or foaming cleansers
just because these are going to tend to leave you even drier.
And we don't want to strip our skin of its natural oils
because we're already lacking that.
Creamy, hydrating cleansers are going
to be really great for your skin type.
But if you are in a season where
your skin just needs a little more exfoliation,
then I would offer a cleanser that also has
a gentle chemical exfoliant like glycolic acid.
And if your skin is a little more aged and dry,
definitely try to find a glycolic cleanser.
That's gonna be so good for your skin, trust.
Or lactic acid, that's great too.
My oily skin girlies, it's okay to use an oil cleanser.
The oil cleanser will actually make it easier
to break down the oil that's already on your skin.
You just have to make sure that you're washing that all off.
If you leave any trace, yes, it could clog you up.
Yes, it can make you break out more.
But as long as you remove it properly, y'all will be...
Even better.
So when it comes to your main cleanser,
it depends on what type of oily skin you have.
Your skin can overproduce oil because it lacks hydration,
it lacks water in the skin so now it's overproducing oil.
Your skin can overproduce oil because of hormones or genetics
or it can also overproduce oil because your skin is just dehydrated.
Whether you're drying it out with specific exfoliating products
or you're simply just not getting enough like water in your system
So if your skin's oily because of genetics or hormones,
I would recommend using a foaming
cleanser.
You can also use a gently exfoliating cleanser
that contains BHAs like salicylic.
Why do I like really emphasize the C?
Salicylic.
But if your skin is oily because it's just dehydrated,
and now it's overcompensating for that dehydration,
I recommend using a very gentle cleanser or even a cream cleanser.
And if you want a little more exfoliation,
I would recommend a gentle cleanser
with an AHA like glycolic acid or lactic acid.
Now if you're on team sensitive skin,
hey baddie,
for your first cleanse you're going to want
to use an oil cleanser or micellar water.
Just because these are very light on the skin, very gentle.
For main cleanser, obviously babes, use a gentle cleanser.
It could be a very gentle foaming cleanser
or it can be a hydrating or creamy cleanser.
But if you are sensitive with genetic or hormonal oily skin,
just use the gentle foaming cleanser.
And then the same thing if you are dehydrated
with sensitive skin, go ahead and use that
hydrating or creamy cleanser.
For my combination skin girls,
I personally recommend an oil cleanser that's very light
just so that you could really get into the T-zone
and get into those pores with that
Just make sure to really rinse it off after.
Then for your second cleanser, use a very mild cleanser.
Even you could use one that has a little salicylic in it.
But if you find that that's going to dry out the rest of your skin,
then I would just not use that.
There are cleansers, like the Murad cleanser,
and I'm sure there's other ones out there
that actually contain AHAs and BHAs,
which is going to be great since AHAs are going
to address your drier skin,
and BHAs are going to address the oilier part of your skin.
I guess depending on where your skin is,
you could focus more on the oilier part of your
skin or the drier part of your skin,
but I would really focus on more balanced products
that are not too harsh that are aggressively addressing one part
of your skin because it's
Because it's gonna really throw
the other part of your skin off balance.
Does that make sense?
Hopefully that makes sense.
What I would usually recommend to my clients
with combination skin is just opt for a more
gentle cleanser
or a hydrating cleanser to address the majority of your face.
And then in the exfoliation process,
which we'll go over next, then you could address
the more oilier part of your skin.
Exfoliator. Well, technically step three, I guess.
Exfoliators, I would say overall exfoliators are
necessary for improving your skin and skin conditions.
Generally, exfoliators are used to
remove dead skin cells on the surface of your skin
and help with product absorption. But depending on
the exfoliator you use, it can also help with fine lines,
hyperpigmentation, breakouts.
Skin texture and a lot more.
So let's just get into the nitty-gritty.
Exfoliators come in so many different forms,
but I'm really trying to simplify this for you guys
so I don't overcomplicate it and overwhelm y'all.
Let's just say it like this.
Exfoliators come in three different forms.
We have our physical exfoliant, our chemical exfoliant,
and our enzymatic exfoliant,
which you can argue goes under chemical exfoliant.
Your physical exfoliator can be physically felt.
Like if you rub the cleanser or whatever it is in your hand,
and you could feel like grittiness, that is a physical exfoliator.
And physical exfoliators work by manually removing
and rubbing out the dead skin cells.
This can look like an exfoliating brush or exfoliating scrubs.
Physical scrubs include ingredients
like jojoba seeds, jojoba, jojoba.
What am I talking about right now?
Okay, lock in.
Physical scrubs can include ingredients
like jojoba seeds, jojoba beads.
Aw, I really don't know how to say that.
I need to take a break.
Coffee grounds, oatmeal, ground seeds, rice powder, sugar, and more.
The benefits of physical exfoliators
is that you get that instant brightening effect
and it reveals smoother and brighter skin right away.
Instant gratification.
But sometimes it can be too harsh, so use with caution.
Then we have our chemical exfoliators.
These typically aren't felt by hand.
Sometimes they can mix a chemical
and a physical exfoliant in one product.
But if you do feel something from a regular...
I'm
starting
to
speak
now.
BHAs, PHAs and I also consider enzymatic exfoliants under chemicals
so let's just add that in there.
So on the label AHAs are going to be labeled as glycolic acid,
lactic acid, mandelic acid, malic
acid, tartaric acid. These acids can be used pretty much
on all skin types especially those with
Dry dehydrated or aging skin.
AHAs will improve skin texture, promote collagen production,
and improve hyperpigmentation.
So your BHA is your salicylic acid. Because BHAs are oil soluble,
they're ideal for oily and acne prone skin and combination skin.
And salicylic actually
penetrates deeper into the skin than AHAs,
which makes it even better for addressing clogged pores
Or breakouts.
BHAs.
Or your salicylic is going to be great for unclogging pores, reducing
inflammation, and preventing new breakouts by sebum regulation.
Sebum, sounds so nerdy and scientific,
is an oily substance produced by the sebaceous glands in the skin.
Yeah girl, it's just oil on the skin.
But if you want to sound like you know a little something, say sebum.
You're a professional.
Then we have PHAs which aren't as common.
That's your lactobionic acid,
the lactose, and gluconolactone.
That's a lot.
You get the gist though.
PHAs are going to be best with sensitive skin
since not only will it gently exfoliate
but it also boosts skin hydration.
They also have the biggest molecular size
so they're not going to penetrate as deep as the other acids
which makes it more gentle.
Then we have our enzymes.
Enzymatic exfoliation is an even gentler exfoliant.
They encourage cell renewal
and turnover by breaking down the layer of our skin.
Enzymes are always going to be breaking down.
They help break down nutrients.
They help even the enzymes in our saliva break down food
and now we have specific enzymes for
the skin that help break down the dead skin we have.
The most common ones you'll see is papain
which is from papaya, bromelain which is from pineapple, and pumpkin.
So watch out for that
when you're reading ingredients.
I really recommend enzymatic exfoliators to those with sensitive or
dry skin types. It just really brightens up the skin
for you guys without being too harsh. I know
You know, it gets really tricky when it comes to
It comes to exfoliators because it can be in a cleanser form,
toner, or liquid, essence.
Making sure to introduce it slowly to your skincare routine
and not overuse right away
will be key to keeping your skin safe
and seeing how your skin tolerates it.
And if you really want to play it safe,
make sure all the rest of your skincare is gentle
besides your exfoliator just to have
that control group of skincare that you know works
for your skin and doesn't inflame your skin.
Just to really see how that exfoliator itself works.
Now that we've washed our skin, we did our double cleanse,
we exfoliated our skin so our skin is nice and fresh.
Now we're gonna be layering our products on.
So first thing we're gonna do is use a toner.
Yeah, if you think toners are totally useless,
I get it because I was that girl.
But I feel like over the years, they've really,
really enhanced toners and now they make a world of a difference.
The main purpose of a toner is to help balance out
the pH of your skin after washing and exfoliating it
to prep your skin for the rest of the products,
which will allow your products to absorb into the skin better.
People are typically going to apply their toners with a cotton pad
or your hands, but me personally...
I don't like wasting product.
You could be cute, use a little cotton pad,
but I feel like that's just such a waste.
Just put it into your hand and tap it into your skin.
That just makes your product last longer.
So your skin usually sits at a pH of 4.7.
When you wash it, you use your oil cleanser,
your regular cleanser, your exfoliator.
The pH gets thrown off, okay?
But the toner is gonna help balance it right away.
Usually as your skin rests,
your skin will balance out the pH naturally,
But the toner is going to help balance it out.
out right away so you could get into your skincare routine.
I broke it down to three different types
of toners. We have our exfoliating toners,
our hydrating toners, and astringents. So exfoliating
toners. Like we talked about previously,
there's a lot of types of exfoliants but this also
translates into different exfoliating toners.
Technically any skin type can use an exfoliating
toner depending on which one you use and which acid it contains.
But I typically see an BHA toner
For my combination girlies, if you have an oilier T-zone,
you can use a hydrating toner for the rest of your skin
and an exfoliating toner like the Paula's Choice HA BHA on your T-zone.
That's going to be...
for you. exfoliating toners are going to help tighten pores,
exfoliate the skin,
and encourage cell turnover. then you have your hydrating toners.
all skin types can benefit
from a hydrating toner. point blank period. and this is my personal
favorite toner. just because my skin is a little more sensitive
and tends to lean more dry or
dehydrated, it just works really well
for my skin. but even if you have oily skin, i
I honestly would still hydrate your skin with a toner.
You'll see a lot of these hydrating toners referred
to as waters or essences.
We have our rice toners, our hyaluronic toners,
milky toners, niacinamide toners.
These are all going to calm
Plump and hydrate the skin.
Then we have our astringents.
So I don't usually recommend astringents.
I find them to be a little too harsh
for the skin over long periods of time.
This is going to be your witch hazel type liquids.
I really recommend astringents to people
with very oily skin caused by hormones and genetics
over a long period of time.
But even that, I find like it's too too harsh.
I feel like astringents used to be really popular back in the day.
But these are basically like alcohol.
Alcohol-based toners, which is...
So harsh on the skin.
The popular ingredients you'll find
in these astringents are going to be alcohol, witch
hazel, and zinc oxide.
An astringent is going to remove excess oil from your skin
and tighten up your pores.
So overall, when it comes to toners,
if you are getting overwhelmed with a routine and
you're completely new to skincare, it's okay.
You can omit it for now.
But eventually, I would love for you to use a toner
because I find that it makes the biggest,
biggest difference.
So for now, I'll give you a pass.
But I'm going to expect more from you next season.
You can handle it.
If you could do a cleanser, a moisturizer, an SPF, you can add a toner.
I believe in you.
This is a lot of information.
Alright, alright, alright.
Alright, alright, alright.
Serum slash concentrates.
These are concentrated products which basically deliver high doses
of a specific ingredient to the skin.
Typically, all your skincare should balance out your skin
or address a skin concern.
But this step is especially going to address your skin conditions
like dryness, hyperpigmentation, fine lines, acne, and other things.
I'm going to recommend you guys starting off with
with one serum and if that works for you, that works for you.
I'm a little bit of a nut so
I use three different serums. I know it sounds like ridiculous but
Just trust me, like y'all once you get into your routine
and use one serum and you explore other
ones, you're gonna want to use a lot.
I would say use up to two to three if needed. There are so
many different types of serums, way too many,
but I'm gonna list a couple of skin concerns
and tell you what are the best serums to use for that concern.
Dry skin, we're gonna want to use
I'm going to use hyaluronic acid, glycerin, ceramides, niacinamide,
Squalane and vitamin E.
For hyperpigmentation,
you're going to want to use ingredients that contain
vitamin C, niacinamide, kojic acid, azelaic, or retinol.
Retinol tends to be a little more intense,
so definitely use some caution while using that
and start with a gentle retinol like,
I don't know, the... what's that brand? CeraVe?
I think it's CeraVe. Yeah, that one's a great one.
Fine lines. So you're going to want to overall boost your hydration.
Collagen in your skin is
what helps make your skin nice and bouncy
and it gives your skin more structure. You notice
in aged skin, it doesn't really have that bounce back and it
And it kind of loses its plumpness, collagen is going
to help you keep that and keep the structure of your skin.
So things that boost collagen production is vitamin C,
retinol serums, niacinamide, ceramides, and other ingredients.
When your skin is inflamed and that could look like psoriasis,
that can look like some form of dermatitis,
it can look like breakouts, or even just like overall skin sensitivity,
I would use serums that contain aloe.
Centella, niacinamide, calendula, green tea, ceramides, and oat.
Oat is like great for soothing the skin.
And for my acne and oily skin girlies, like I keep reiterating,
you guys need hydration for your skin as well.
So I would recommend a hyaluronic acid, niacinamide, or glycerin.
Zinc and retinol are also really great ingredients for acneic skin.
But if you're acneic or oily and you're not really using a lot,
exfoliating products in your cleanser
or exfoliator or toner then I would use
this step to use something exfoliating
but if you're extremely new like you
don't have a skincare routine at all right now
and you use a bar of soap no
judgment
Tell me why the people who use a bar
of soap be having fire skin though.
I'm not even gonna lie.
I would recommend starting out even without a serum.
Just get a routine going.
Something.
And then when you feel confident
or you want to push yourself a little bit,
add in a serum.
Because I promise you, if you want to address a skin concern,
skin condition quickly,
you are going to need a serum to do that.
We're almost done, you guys. I promise.
Now we are going to talk about moisturizers.
Moisturizers, we're going to be using that day and night.
It's up to you. You could use the same one for the day and night.
Or you could use a thinner one
or a lighter one during the day so you're not super greasy.
Like me. Greasy or glowy? You may never know.
Daytime, we typically use a lightweight moisturizer.
At nighttime, we typically use a thicker, heavier moisturizer.
And obviously, if you don't know,
the sole purpose of a moisturizer is just to help your
skin add or maintain moisture, regulate oil production,
and lock in the serums that you
placed on prior to this.
So I typically see water-based moisturizers and oil-based moisturizers.
Your water-based moisturizer's main ingredient is guess.
Water. These tend to be a little more lightweight
with a thinner consistency.
It can look like almost a gel, like a little transparent,
but sometimes it can also look like a cream with a thinner consistency.
Common ingredients you'll see in a water-based moisturizer
are hyaluronic acid, glycerin, niacinamide, and others.
And I really recommend water-based moisturizers for oily, combination,
and dehydrated skin. Shoot, all skin types can really use it. But
I really recommend it for that.
It can come in a tube, bottle, or jar.
An oil-based moisturizer's main ingredient is oil.
The consistency is going to feel a little bit thicker.
You're going to notice it sits on the skin
a little longer and almost coats it.
Common ingredients in oil-based moisturizers are jojoba oil, ceramides,
coconut oil, hyaluronic acid, squalane, and seed oils.
Thicker moisturizers like this typically come in jars,
but it can really come in any packaging
and sometimes people will just use
an oil especially if their skin is really dry to kind of coat the skin
and you'll see that in
little glass bottles i really recommend oil-based moisturizers
for my really dry skin girlies
sensitive skin girlies damaged skin
and aged skin just like every other skincare product we went
over it has a general purpose
and for moisturizers it's to moisturize but depending on the product
and the ingredients it has,
it can also address different skin concerns. Like you can
You can also see moisturizers that have retinol in it but you just want
to make sure that if you are using a retinol moisturizer
and it's active then I would be careful about using
Very exfoliating products for your other steps.
But yeah, y'all.
When it comes to moisturizer, there's no shortcuts to this.
You cannot skip out on your moisturizers.
You need it.
Like if there's two things that you need,
you need something to wash your face with
and you need a moisturizer.
But that is like bare minimum.
Your skin right now is here.
If you take the time to implement these steps
and figure out what works best for your skin,
your skin will go...
Here. Okay? And so we gotta level up our skin.
Moisturizer is a non-negotiable for your skincare
routine. Don't, don't try to not use it.
Another non-negotiable, actually sunscreen. But if you
are starting off and you don't want to use a bunch of stuff,
find a moisturizer that also
contains an SPF. It's way better if you just separate them
and have stronger, better ingredients
per step. So what does a sunscreen do?
A sunscreen protects skin from sun's UV rays as well as
Do you understand?
We need to use our SPF.
There's
no reason we should
have sunspots at 30.
We don't need that.
And the thing about sunspots, which are so hard to get rid of,
if you are younger and you're not using your SPFs
and you're just laying out in the sun tanning...
Me, you aren't going to see the effects of that till 10 years later,
but the damage has been done.
So eventually you're going to see all the effects
of your lack of care for your skin and not using
an SPF later on down the line.
And at that point you can't even do anything about it.
So make sure just use your SPF. What does SPF even stand for?
I ain't even gonna lie, y'all.
I had to look that one up again because it's been a minute.
SPF stands for sun protection factor, which is a measure
of how well your sunscreen protects skin from UVB rays.
Personally, I would recommend for you guys to always go SPF 50+.
Just to be safe.
So we have our mineral sunscreens and our chemical sunscreens.
Mineral sunscreens is a physical sunscreen
that deflects UV rays from hitting the skin.
This is going to be made with zinc oxide or titanium dioxide.
The pros of using this is that it has a physical barrier
and it's less likely to irritate your skin.
Cons is that you can get a white cast on your face
when you use it and you need to apply it frequently.
Then we have our chemical which absorb the UV rays.
And converts them into heat.
So the pros is that it's usually water resistant,
spreads easier, and it doesn't give you a white cast.
The cons is that it can cause irritation and it might clog pores.
So let's go over the different types of sunscreens.
First, we have our liquid sunscreens.
This is the most common form that we see,
which are, and I know y'all have had it,
they usually come in a tube or a bottle.
And they have that, like, moisturizer look and feel.
These can be mineral or chemical,
so read the bottle and check the ingredients.
I would also consider tinted sunscreens
and moisturizers with SPF in this category.
And then we have our spray-on sunscreens,
which I'm sure your mom used to spray on you growing up
when you go to the beach, right?
This is the most common form that we see.
Spray-on sunscreens are typically sprayed onto the body,
although there are mists with SPF
that are safe for the skin on your face.
Some are mineral, some are chemical.
We have our powdered sunscreens.
Usually have a color and they double down as makeup
and they double down as makeup powder
and these will be your mineral sunscreens for sure.
If you have sensitive skin like me, get a mineral type SPF.
If you have oilier or acneic skin,
opt for a mineral sunscreen that's non comedogenic.
If you have dry skin, lean towards a liquid mineral
or chemical sunscreen just to help
hydrate your skin and remember to keep your sunscreen in all your bags.
In your room, in your car, in your gym bag, in your purse.
You really, really want to make sure
you don't put yourself in a position
where you're under the sun and you don't have your sunscreen
or you've been out all day and you haven't been able to reapply.
But yes, I love to keep it in my bag, in my gym bag.
Just to reapply after I work out or throughout the day.
As you go about your day, your sunscreen will lose its efficacy.
So after you sweat, after you're outside,
after you've been out all day,
you can have it conveniently in your bag to reapply.
And we're done.
I hope you guys enjoyed this video
and learned a lot about skincare and feel confident in picking
out your skincare routine.
Let me know if you guys have any skin questions down below
in the comment section so I can look at it
and maybe address it in my next video.
I was even thinking about doing a video maybe
on different skin treatments and which skin
treatments are best for certain skin conditions.
Y'all, I have so much in my head about skin that
that I've learned over the years,
so I'd love to share it with you guys because I'm not a hater.
Later.
I don't gatekeep.
I love to share my knowledge with you guys.
So let me know what you guys want to see.
I appreciate you guys.
I'm always praying for you guys.
Love you guys.

